Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-12
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Spring nrry-WOOlens
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High hats and high trimmed, narrow
bonnets, prolonged bustles and ch0ked
necks being retained, the spring styles
will differ from those of the winter
not so much in outline as in material.
For millinery in place of felt, rough
satin and Milan straWs are substituted:
instead of plush or velvet there will be
fine fancy straws, Neapolitan, Tuscan
or delicate creations in net or gauze.
But the high bows of ribbon will stand
stiff, though IN flowers the introduce
ton of very small ones is marked in.
novatlon. Coronets of them are ad-
ded to above the forehead by high
rising spray or in a delicate bouquet;
they are supported by lace. ribbon, or
looplngs of the embroidered gauze
which is very marked feature in
spring millinery. Small or medium
sized roses, jonquils, hyacinths, tulips:
thlstles, primroses and buttercups are
in favor, while almost all the very
small flowers, such as lilacs, lilies of
the valley, etc., are in especial demand.
| RIBBONS
Are still looped on the edges, and very
narrow ones are used, although many
are WIDE. Different textures appear
together in stripes, as where velvet,
satin and gros grain are united, each in
its own color, while in CO mpliment to
the great expected run on plaids, not
few ribbons are brought out in cor
responding patterns. Net is very much
used in new millinery, either the plain
or ornamented, and is combined with
velvet or ribbon, or may form the
entire bonnet. Beads are without end.
10 say nothing of the ever popular
jet, there come profusion of colored
beads which suit every fashionable
caprice, and placed together, glitter
variously. In small sizes the bonnet
is often covered with them, while large
ones decorate in rows or at intervals,
and they also are employed to form
millinery ornaments, of which we will
have an unusual number this season
Very large balls and crescents are
made entirely of small beads; all man
ner OF beaded devices Initiating war
like instruments are in favor, while
beaded simulations of fancy feathers
help to complete the picture Ground
glass with granulated surface produces
an irridescent effect i'm millinery orna-
ments, and most novel and pretty
idea is the imitation of a half-open
burr sho ing satin fruit within. Metal
insects are also in many different col
ors. Lord e Taylor tell us likewise
that
WOOLENS
Are affected by the diagonal craze.
Serge weaves are still popular and
light cloths contend with cameps hair
for the always necessary wool cos
tune. Beautiful camel's hair goods
show broad stripes for the lower part
of the costume with fine hair lines for
the upper and others are striped with
knOtted threads or have the same ar
ranged in cross bars. Rich looking
wools of light quality are adorned by
flowers of plush or velvet, usually
small buds or sprays set at intervals
and in beautifully refined colors but
again there are delicate floral columns.
bars or broad collection of figurod
stripes running horizontally, for thS
lower edge OF the skirt. Some of The
prettiest wool dresses are being made
OF printed chilli, for the most part,
displaying on a cream groundwork,
gay SUGGESTIONS of small flowers.
| sATTEENs
occupy a prominent place in cotton
goods and brought out to initiate India
silks, the work is so well done that
detection is really difficult. White
gnghams with colored stripes or bars
are extremely pretty and will have a
great run. For combination with
these and other cotton goods, embroid-
cry will be used instead of lace, In
silks the prestige of stripes, bars and
plalds, is greater than that of floral
patterns and here the designs are in
/ French colors. "A season of bars,
piaids and stripes may be predicted,
with special tendency towards the two
first named. Faille franchise is a
favorite weave, plush and velvet being
introduced with the stripe and block
effect SO much sought after.